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New York Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge New York CountiesThere are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these counties have since been abolished. The most recent county formation in New York was in 1912, when Bronx County was created from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County. New York's counties are named for a variety of Native American words, British provinces, cities, and royalty, early American statesmen and generals, and state politicians. |
Cattaraugus County, New YorkCattaraugus County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County Namefrom a Seneca Indian word meaning "bad smelling banks," referring to the odor of natural gas leaking from rock seams Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryInsert History Here Cattaraugus County is in the southwest part of New York State. Eric County bounds it on the north, Allegany to
the east, Chautauqua to the west, and the counties of McKean and Warren in Pennsylvania are on the south.
Cattaraugus County was formed from Genesee County on March 11, 1808, but the county did not have a Board of
Supervisors and the courts until 1817 when the county had the required 500 voters to elect a member for the New York
State Assembly. More Facts GeographyCattaraugus County is in the southwestern part of the state, immediately north of the Pennsylvania border. The
southern part of Cattaraugus County is the only area of western New York that was not covered by the last ice age
glaciation and is noticeably more rugged than neighboring areas that had peaks rounded and valleys filled by the
glacier. The entire area is actually a dissected plateau of Pennsylvanian and Mississippian age, but appears
mountainous to the casual observer. The plateau is an extension of the Allegany Plateau from nearby Pennsylvania.
Southern Cattaraugus County is part of the same oil field, and petroleum was formerly a resource of the area. It is
now mostly played out, but natural gas continues to be extracted. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
